Yvonne Cormeau Military person

Yvonne Cormeau, born Beatrice Yvonne Biesterfeld (18 December 1909, Shanghai, China – 25 December 1997, Fleet, Hampshire, England) was a heroine of the Special Operations Executive during the Second World War who was the second female radio operator to be sent to France and who talked her way out of arrest by pretending her wireless was an X-ray machine.

Personal facts

Yvonne Cormeau
Birth dateDecember 18, 1909
Birth place
Shanghai
Date of deathDecember 25, 1997

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allegianceUnited Kingdom France
award
Croix de guerre
Resistance Medal
Legion of Honour
Order of the British Empire
military branch
Special Operations Executive
French Resistance
military commandWheelwright
service start1943
service end1945

Yvonne Cormeau on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://charlottegraymovie.warnerbros.com/cmp/yvonne.html